STRAWBERRIES. 307 



Fruit large, ovate, having a neck ; some of the early ber- 

 ries are cockscomb-shaped, dark purplish scarlet. Grains 

 but little embedded. Flesh scarlet, firm. 



6. GIBES'S SEEDLING BLACK. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. 

 p. 184. 



Fruit conical, small, hairy, with a neck, dark purplish 

 red. Seeds slightly embedded in the skin. Flesh scarlet, 

 firm, very high-flavoured. 



7. OLD BLACK. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. p. 182. 

 Black. Black Pine. 

 Black Beacon. Mulberry. 

 Black Canterbury. Turkey Pine. 



Fruit middle-sized, conical, elongated and pointed, with 

 a neck, hairy, very dark purplish red. Flesh scarlet, firm, 

 with a buttery core, very rich and high-flavoured. 



8. "PITMASTON BLACK. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. p. 183. 

 Late Pitmaston Black. Ib. 



Fruit middle-sized, ovate, with a neck, slightly hairy, 

 very dark purplish red. Seeds slightly embedded. Flesh 

 solid, scarlet, very firm, buttery, and richly flavoured. 



9. SWEET CONE. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. p. 186. Porn. 

 Mag. No. 4. 



Fruit small, cone-shaped, with a neck, hairy, bright shining 

 scarlet. Seeds prominent. Flesh firm, of a brighter colour 

 than the skin, hollow, very high-flavoured. Plant tender. 



CLASS III. Carolina or Pine Strawberries 



The general character of this class is to have the leaves 

 almost smooth, dark green, of firm texture, and with obtuse 

 serratures ; the fruit large, varying from nearly white to al- 

 most purple ; the seeds prominent, on a smooth surface ; the 

 flavour sweet, and often perfumed. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. 

 p. 148. 



10. BATH SCARLET. Hort Trans. Vol. 6. p. 200. 



Bath Strawberry. Milne's Seedling. 



Devonshire. New Bath Scarlet. 



Golden Drop. North's Seedling. 



Liverpool. 



Fruit roundish or ovate, with a short neck, small for the 

 class, scarlet. Seeds very prominent, of a dark varnished 





